F1Gossip

United States GP
Date: Sunday, 20 October, 2024
Track: Circuit of the Americas

♖ Mercedes is keen not to apply unnecessary pressure on Kimi Antonelli as he prepares to replace Lewis Hamilton.

♖ Daniel Ricciardo will likely be invited to the Race of Champions, a high-profile motorsport event at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.

♖ Lewis Hamilton has found a new distraction away from Formula 1 and motorsport, and he has been named one of the co-chairs for the 2025 Fashion Met Gala.

♖ Max Verstappen is rumoured to be moving away from Red Bull this season.

♖ There is heresay that Verstappen could be considering a break from the sport before joining Aston Martin.

♖ After leaving Haas, Nikita Mazepin established the Jordanian-British racing team 99 Racing in 2022.

♖ Mick Schumacher is reportedly of profound interest to Audi’s new F1 venture.

♖ Adrian Newey thinks F1 conceived its 2026 rules almost purely to appease and attract car manufacturers.

♖ According to James Vowles, a Mercedes power unit does not guarantee Alpine a more competitive future.

♖ FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem insists that the FIA is not in favour of adding more races to the current 24-race F1 calendar

♖ Kimi Antonelli made his FP1 debut with Mercedes at Monza last month but crashed in the opening minutes of the session.

♖ Belgian MEP Pascal Arimont believes that Liberty’s ownership of F1 and moves to acquire MotoGP may violate European competition laws.

♖ Red Bull will deliver an upgrade in Austin, Texas, which will likely decide whether they will win the Constructors’ Championship.

♖ McLaren has been cautious about installing new updates.

♖ James Vowles has put Franco Colapinto’s name forward to race for Sauber.

♖ Toyota has announced it will return to the Formula 1 grid next season, partnering with Haas on technical matters.

♖ Formula 1 star Valtteri Bottas insists he will race in Supercars at some point in the future.

♖ Sainz warned to be on guard; Franco Colapinto is younger and costs considerably less.’

♖ Lewis Hamilton’s dream of a South African GP gets Guenther Steiner’s support.

♖ Rumour has it that Red Bull may exit F1 due to internal problems.

♖ Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher were named as drivers in the 2025 Race of Champions.

♖ Max Verstappen has confirmed that his team will make countless changes for the United States Grand Prix.

♖ Suggestions that Alpine will be up for sale in 2026 gain momentum.

♖ Although Nikita Mazepin is technically free to return to F1 as a neutral competitor, he has given up hope of doing so.

♖ Red Bull expects Liam Lawson to perform at least as well as Yuki Tsunoda.

♖ Andretti Global is on target to complete a 2026-spec F1 chassis before Christmas.

♖ Mercedes will provide their final upgrade of the 2024 season to this weekend’s United States Grand Prix.

♖ Jenson Button has backed Lando Norris to win the F1 world title this year.